Kisite Mpunguti Marine National Park
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Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park
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 Dolphins off Kisite Island |
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Kwale County , Kenya
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A total of 39 km²
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| WDPA ID | 763 | |
| Geographical location | 4 ° 43 ' S , 39 ° 22' E | |
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| Setup date | 1978 | |
| administration | Kenya Wildlife Service | |
The Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park is a national park on the south coast of Kenya near the border with Tanzania . The marine national park includes the Kisite Park with an area of 28 square kilometers and the Mpunguti Reserve , an eleven square kilometer marine area with four small islands surrounded by a coral reef .
The species-rich coral reef provides a habitat for over 250 species of fish such as triggerfish , moray eels , angelfish , scorpion fish and stingrays , as well as soups and turtles and dolphins . Depending on the season, humpback whales and whale sharks can also be found.
There are caves with freshwater springs , the origin of which is believed to be in the Kilimanjaro massif, which is over 200 kilometers away .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kenya Wildlife Service: Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park ( Memento from February 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ Kenya Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife - Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park ( Memento from March 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English)